Kremlin promises to react to possible US cyber attacks

Russia will respond to possible cyber attacks from the US. This was stated by Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, according to "RIA Novosti".

"Obviously, we will do it, of course. It was already on the verge of rudeness. Especially when they mentioned specific figures from the Russian leadership.." - He said to a question regarding the response of the Russian Federation.

In turn, the president's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said that such threats against Moscow "are unprecedented."

"We will take precautions ... Of course,against the background of such aggressive line, unpredictablelinewe have totake measures to protect the interests, such as to hedge ourrisks,"-saidPeskov.

Previously, NBC, citing intelligence sources reported that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is preparing a response on the a cyber attack in response to Russia's actions.

Later, the US Vice-President Joe Biden said that Washington would respond to Russian cyber attacks.